Where does “arobase” come from?
arobase (French) comes from Spanish arroba, from Old Spanish arroua, from Arabic اَلرُّبْع.
arobase (French): The at symbol, @
Ancestry of “arobase”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | arroba | An ancient unit of measure of weight or volume,... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | arroua | arroba |
| 3 | Arabic | اَلرُّبْع | — |